Stall-floor



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-H.. W. THAYER 8; W, J. WALLACE STALL 311003.

No; 5Z 9,569.. Patented Nov. 20, 1894.

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H. W. THAYER & W. J. WALLACE,

STALL FLOOR.

No. 529,569. Patented Nov. 20, 1894.

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HENRY WV. THAYER, OF BROOKLYN, AND WILLIAM J. \VALLAOE, OF \VHITESTONE, NEW YORK.

STALL=FLOOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,569, dated November 20,1894. Application filed December 18,1893- Serial No. 493,9 (N0 model- To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY XV. THAYER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and WILLIAM J. WALLACE, of Whitestone, in the county of Queens, State of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stall-Floors, of which the following is a specification.-

Heretofore in the better class of stable fittings the floors of the stalls have been provided with removable slats which are received in grooves in an iron bed, and between said grooves and slats there are gutters to convey away the liquid. These gutters require to be constantly cleaned and kept free so that the liquid may run off by gravity, and where not receiving such constant attention they become filled up and liquid soaked, and the liquid passes into the grooves and is absorbed by and rots ofi the under portion of the slats. Besides there is no means for ventilating and thoroughly washing the stall floor, and the object of our invention is to overcome these difficulties.

In carrying out our invention we provide an iron base to support the removable slats, said iron base being adapted to be set with its upper edges level and made as a longitudinally open pan with an inclined bottom and with shoulders along each side to support the cross slats and preferably .with one or more longitudinal ribs which perform the double function of stiffening the pan and supporting the slats in the center. The lower end of the pan terminates at a main transverse gutter. The slats may be connected by tie rods in one or more sections and they are separated by washers between their ends, or the separate slats may be received between lugs cast upon the shoulders along the sides of the pan, and means may be provided for flushing or washing out the pan for its entire length, which action will be unimpeded because the inclined bottom of the pan is below the cross slats.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the stall floor. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same partly in section. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section at the line a; w of Fig. 1. Fig. &t is an inverted plan of part of the iron pan. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one corner of the pan and of the ends of two slats. Fig. 6 is a cross section of the gutter, and Fig. 7 is a cross section of the edge of the pan showing a detail of construction.

The iron base or pan A comprises the sides a a, the ends I) b, the inclined bottom 0, and where employed also the longitudinal central rib 3. The bottom 0 is highest at the end I) and inclines gradually to the end flange b. The sides a a are each made with offsets between which are the shoulders 1, 2.

Upon the bottom of the pan near the center and at the end Z) are lugs 4 that are provided as bearers for the support of the pan on the sleepers or beams O. The pan issupported by the sleepers or beams O or it may be supported by any desired character of flooring or foundation.

The removable transverse slats B are connected into sections by tie rods 01 d with nuts at their respective ends, and said slats rest at their ends upon the shoulders 1, 2 of the sides a a and upon the central rib 3 whose upper edge is upon the same level as the said shoulders.

We have shown the slats B as in two sections, one being between the end I) and the central lugs 12, and the other between the lugs 12 and lugs 10 at the flange b, and the slats 'composing the sections are held together by the tie rods d cl but the slats are separated by washers 8 at their respective ends and through which the tie rods pass, so that openings are left between the slats. The openings between the slats extend approximately their whole length and permit liquid to pass down to the pan and also allow a free circulation of air so that evaporation may be unhindered. These slats B may be employed separately and unconnected, in which case I prefer to construct the iron pan with integral lugs 9, see Fig. 7, along the sides a a and rising above the shoulders 1, 2 and at distances apart corresponding to the width of the slats, so that the slats may rest between them and upon the shoulders.

Bosses 5 in the bottom of the pan, or bosses 6 in the end I) of the pan may be employed and to which the pipes 7 shown in Fig. 1 by dotted lines and in Fig. 2 by full lines, may

be connected as a means for supplying water and the higher end to flush and wash outthe pan from end to end whenever desired.

The gutter E is preferably of U-shape with flanged edges 6 e and it is connected to and supported by the sleepers O and stable floor D and by the stall floor D and stable floor D. The gutter E is in sections of any desired length and by preference one section in length agrees with the width of the iron pan 0. This section is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and therein one edge e is lower than the other and it is made with a recess to receive the downward flange b of the pan in such manner as to form a liquid-tight joint.

The sections of the gutter beyond the width of the pan as well as the higher side of the gutter opposite to the end of the pan are supported by their flanges e resting upon both the stall floor D and the stable floor D, and said flanges e aremade with vertical ribs 11 whose upper edges are inclined toward the center of the gutter, so that their outer edges are the highest. The under edges of the boards of the stall floorD and stable floor D at each side of the gutter E, as in Fig. 6, are notched to set over these vertical ribs 11, so that water passing down into the gutter is prevented from getting in under the edges of the boards of the stall and stable floors.

The trough slats B B are received between the vertical ribs 11 and rest upon the flanges e of the gutter. The removable slat B next to the gutter rests against the lugs 10 which project inwardly at right angles to the sides a a slightly short of the end of the pan, say about one inch, which leaves the ends of the shoulders 1, 2 slightly projecting (see the perspective View Fig; 7) and the gutter slat B at the side adjacent to the pan rests upon these projecting shoulders and also centrally upon the rib 3, the lugs 10 separating the slats B and B to the same extent as the slats B are separated by the Washers 8. It will be seen that a free discharge is provided for the liquid and a free circulation of air providing for ventilating and keeping dry the pan and removable slats.

We claim as our invention- 1. The combination in a stall floor with the removable slats, of a metal pan having an open, flat and longitudinally inclined bottom and side flanges that deepen to correspond to the inclination of the bottom and are adapted to be set 1evel as to their upper edges, substantially as specified.

2. The combination in a stall floor with the removable slats, of a metal pan having an open, flat and longitudinally inclined bottom, and side flanges extending above and below the inclined bottom and whose respective edges are parallel and adapted to be set level, substantially as specified.

3. The combination in a stall floor with metal pan having an inclined bottom and upwardly projecting flanges at the sides thereof with upper edges adapted to be set level, of

transverse slats resting at their respective ends upon the edge flanges above the bottom of the pan, whereby the bottom of the pan is left unobstructed from end to end, substantially as specified.

4c. The combination in a stall floor with a metal pan having a longitudinally inclined bottom and upwardly projecting edge flanges at the sides thereof with offset shoulders, the upper surfaces of which are adapted to be set level, of transverse slats resting at their respective ends upon the top of the offset shoul ders, whereby the pan is free and open between the bottom and slats, substantially as specified.

5. The combination in a stall floor, of a metal pan having upwardly'projecting side flanges whose upper edges are adapted to be set level, a bottom transversely horizontal between the sides and longitudinally inclined from end to end, and transverse slats resting at their respective ends upon the edges of the flanges above and free from the bottom, substantial] y as specified.

6. The combination in a stall floor with the removable transverse slats, and separating devices between said slats to form openings, of a metal pan having flanges at the sides and at one end whose top and bottom edges are parallel, ofiset shoulders in the said side flanges adapted to be. set level and to receive the respective ends of the transverse slats and support the same, a longitudinally inclined bottom between the aforesaid side flanges and below the level of the slats, whereby the pan is free and open below the slats to receive and discharge the liquid, substantially as specified.

7. The combination in a stall floor with the removable transverse slats and separating devices between said slats to form openings, of a metal pan having flanges at the sides and at one end whose top and bottom edges are parallel, offset shoulders in the said side flanges adapted to be set level and to receive the respective ends of the transverse slats and support the same, a longitudinally inclined bottom between the aforesaid side flanges and below the level of the slats, and a longitudinal rib rising from the bottom to and on which the slats rest and the pan is free and open below the slats to receive and discharge the liquid, substantially as specified.

8. The combination in a stall floor with the transverse removable slats, and the tie rods and intermediate washers for connecting the slats in one or more sections, of the metal pan having the shouldered sides 1, 2 adapted to be set level, the downward flange b, an inclined bottom 0 extending from end to end thereof, one or more longitudinal ribs 3,1ugs 4 on the under side, and the lugs 10 at one end, and the gutter E having an edge flange e to receive the flange b and a supporting flange e, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination in a stall floor with the ITO the removable slats and the tie rods and intermediate washers therefor, of the pan having sides a a with shoulders or ofisets 1, 2 adapted to be set level, the downward flange b at one end, the inclined bottom 0 extending from end to end of the pan, and longitudinal ribs one extending from the bottom of the pan up to the under side of the slats and the other from the bottom down to the level of the bottom edge of the sides, substan- 1o tially as specified.

Signed by us this 14th day of December,

HENRY W. THAYER. WVM. J. WALLACE.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, HAROLD SERRELL. 

